Reciprocating Linear/Rotational Motion Conversion Device and Cylinder Device

ABSTRACT

A reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device has a main shaft, a linear motion guiding mechanism, a sector gear and a rack frame. The sector gear is fixedly connected with the main shaft. A rack pair is arranged on the inner wall of the rack frame. The rack pair comprises a first gear rack and a second gear rack separately arranged on both sides of the sector gear. The reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device further includes a reversing mechanism fixedly connected with the main shaft. A cylinder device contains the reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device, connecting rods, pistons and cylinder bodies. The cylinder body is sleeved on the piston, and a cylinder head is arranged on one end of the cylinder body.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a reciprocating linear/rotational motionconversion device and a cylinder device, in particular to areciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device and a cylinderdevice used in the mechanical transmission field.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART

There are a plurality of mechanisms in the prior art for conversionbetween the reciprocating linear motion and the rotational motion, andthe most widely used mechanism is the crank link mechanism used in anair compressor or an engine. However, the crank link mechanism hasrelatively low transmission efficiency. Take a piston engine forexample, the efficiency of fuel utilization of the engine with the cranklink mechanism is only about 30% without significant improvement for along time.

In order to improve the efficiency of the piston engine, those skilledin the art have persistently improved and optimized the transmissiondevice of the piston engine. For example, patent No. CN105114179Adiscloses a shaft type connecting rod transmission system and an opposedpiston engine. The transmission system comprises a main shaft and atleast one linear reciprocating motion unit. The linear reciprocatingmotion unit comprises at least one linear reciprocating motion body. Oneend of a corresponding shaft type connecting rod is fixedly connectedwith the linear reciprocating motion body, and the other end thereof isconnected with a corresponding push-pull frame. A slide block isarranged in the push-pull frame. Two external walls of the slide blockand two transverse internal walls of the push-pull frame are in asliding fit. Internal teeth with reference circle in elliptical shapeare arranged on an inner ring of the slide block. The internal teeth arecircularly engaged with a gear correspondingly arranged on the mainshaft. A reversing mechanism is arranged between the main shaft and areversing block. While the shaft type connecting rod transmission systemis capable of converting the linear reciprocating motion into rotationalmotion, the reciprocation of the slide block in operation increases loadand mechanical friction of the system and vibrates the system. The shafttype connecting rod transmission system has a low efficiency, producesgreat noise and works unstably, and the mechanism is easy to be stuckand stopped and has low dependability.

For another example, inventive patent CN1399063A discloses a sector-gearengine, the engine adopts a sector-gear mechanism to convert a pistonreciprocating motion into a sector gear rotation, and the sector gear isengaged with a gear rack pair in positive direction and disengaged fromthe gear rack pair in negative direction. However, in the technicalsolution, the gear rack pair is unconstrained after disengagement fromthe sector gear. The piston continuously drives the gear rack pairintegrated with a piston rod, and the sector gear cannot be reengagedwith the gear rack pair accurately. Thus the transmission cannot besmooth and stable.

Therefore, there is no reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversiondevice in the prior art that can significantly improve transmissionefficiency, reduce energy consumption and support smooth and continuousoperation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide areciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device capable ofsignificantly improving transmission efficiency, reducing energyconsumption and supporting smooth and continuous operation.

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides areciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device comprising amain shaft, a linear motion guiding mechanism, a sector gear and a rackframe linearly moving along the linear motion guiding mechanism. Thesector gear is fixedly connected with the main shaft. A gear rack pairis arranged on the inner wall of the rack frame. The gear rack paircomprises a first gear rack and a second gear rack separately arrangedon both sides of the sector gear. The reciprocating linear/rotationalmotion conversion device further comprises a reversing mechanism fixedlyconnected with the main shaft. A guiding curved surface and a guidemember are arranged on the reversing mechanism. A reversing block isarranged on the rack frame. A first curved surface and a second curvedsurface are arranged on the reversing block. When the reciprocatinglinear/rotational motion conversion device is in a transmission state,the sector gear is engaged with the gear rack pair. When thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device is in atransitional state, the sector gear is engaged with the gear rack pair,the first curved surface of the reversing block is constrained by anexternal surface of the guide member, and the second curved surface ofthe reversing block is constrained by the guiding curved surface. Whenthe reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device is in areversing state, the sector gear is disengaged from the gear rack pair,and the first curved surface of the reversing block is constrained bythe external surface of the guide member, and the second curved surfaceof the reversing block is constrained by the guiding curved surface.

Further, the guide member comprises a guide shaft fixedly connected withthe reversing mechanism and a roller wheel sleeved on the guide shaft.

Further, a rolling bearing is arranged between the roller wheel and theguide shaft.

Further, the first gear rack and the second gear rack of the gear rackpair are external gear rack, and the axis of the sector gear and theaxis of the main shaft are misaligned.

Further, the linear motion guiding mechanism is a guide rail, and aroller is arranged between the guide rail and the rack frame.

Further, two reversing blocks are arranged on a left end externalsurface and a right end external surface of the rack frame,respectively, with the two reversing blocks being symmetrical withrespect to a horizontal transverse central axis of the rack frame.

Further, there is only one reversing mechanism, and the reversing blockis arranged on a single side.

Further, the first curved surface is composed of a transitional curvedsurface and a reversing curved surface, and the reversing curved surfaceis a circular arc curved surface, with a circular center at a centralline of the main shaft during a reversing process.

Another technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide acylinder device capable of significantly improving transmissionefficiency, reducing energy consumption and supporting smooth andcontinuous operation.

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides acylinder device comprising the reciprocating linear/rotational motionconversion device, connecting rods, pistons and cylinder bodies. Thecylinder body is sleeved on the piston. One end of the connecting rod isconnected with a piston, and the other end thereof is connected with therack frame. A cylinder head is arranged on one end of the cylinder body.A head cover is arranged on the reciprocating linear/rotational motionconversion device. The other end of the cylinder body is connected withthe head cover.

Further, the connecting rods, the pistons, the cylinder heads, the headcovers and the cylinder bodies are arranged on both sides of the rackframe in pairs.

The advantages of the invention are as follows: the reciprocatinglinear/rotational motion conversion device of the application enablesaccurate constraint on the rack frame by the reversing mechanism in thetransitional phase and reversing phase through the reversing mechanismsynchronously rotating with the main shaft and the reversing blockarranged on the rack frame. Therefore, the rack frame moves along thepredetermined trail, and the sector gear is synchronously disengagedfrom a gear rack of the gear rack pair and engaged with the other gearrack of the gear rack pair smoothly, stable and uninterrupted way. Thesector gear is accurately reengaged with the gear rack pair. Therefore,the overall process of converting the reciprocating linear motion to therotational motion is completed continuously and accurately with lowimpact, smooth reversion and low mechanical consumption of the device inoperation.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of the device in transmission phase;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the device in transmission phase;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the device in transmission phase;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the device in transitional phase;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the device in transitional phase;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the device in transitional phase;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the device in reversing phase;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the device in reversing phase;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the device in reversing phase;

FIG. 10 is a structural diagram of the device in an opposeddouble-cylinder four-stroke piston engine;

FIG. 11 is a structural diagram of the device in an opposeddouble-cylinder double two-stroke piston engine;

FIG. 12 is a structural diagram of the symmetrically arranged reversingmechanism;

FIG. 13 is a structural diagram of the reversing block; and

FIG. 14 is a structural top view of the device in an opposed pistonopposed cylinder (OPOC) two-stroke engine.

Components, parts and marks in the figures: main shaft 1, linear motionguiding mechanism 2, sector gear 3, rack frame 4, first gear rack 41,second gear rack 42, reversing block 43, first curved surface 431,transitional curved surface 4311, reversing curved surface 4312, secondcurved surface 432, reversing mechanism 5, guiding curved surface 51,roller wheel 511, guide shaft 512, guide member 52, connecting rod 6,piston 7, cylinder body 8, cylinder head 9, and head cover 10.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The invention will be further described in combination with drawings.

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides areciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device comprising amain shaft 1, a linear motion guiding mechanism 2, a sector gear 3 and arack frame 4 linearly moving along the linear motion guiding mechanism2. The sector gear 3 is fixedly connected with the main shaft 1. A gearrack pair is arranged on the inner wall of the rack frame 4. The gearrack pair comprises a first gear rack 41 and a second gear rack 42separately arranged on both sides of the sector gear 3. Thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device furthercomprises a reversing mechanism 5 fixedly connected with the main shaft1. A guiding curved surface 51 and a guide member 52 are arranged on thereversing mechanism 5. A reversing block 43 is arranged on the rackframe 4. A first curved surface 431 and a second curved surface 432 arearranged on the reversing block 43. The movement relationship among thecomponents is described as follows: when the reciprocatinglinear/rotational motion conversion device is in a transmission state,the sector gear 3 is engaged with the gear rack pair; when thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device is in atransitional state, the sector gear 3 is engaged with the gear rackpair, the first curved surface 431 of the reversing block 43 isconstrained by an external surface of the guide member 52, and thesecond curved surface 432 of the reversing block 43 is constrained bythe guiding curved surface 51; and when the reciprocatinglinear/rotational motion conversion device is in a reversing state, thesector gear 3 is disengaged from the gear rack pair, the first curvedsurface 431 of the reversing block 43 is constrained by the externalsurface of the guide member 52, and the second curved surface 432 of thereversing block 43 is constrained by the guiding curved surface 51. Thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device of theinvention can realize interconversion between reciprocating linearmotion of the rack frame 4 and continuous rotating motion of the mainshaft 1. The operation consists of three phases:

1. A transmission phase: As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, thesector gear 3 is engaged with the gear rack pair in the phase, the gearrack pair linearly moves with the rack frame 4, and the sector gear 3rotates with the main shaft 1 synchronously. By the engagement with thesector gear 3, the gear rack pair realizes the interconversion betweenthe reciprocating linear motion of the rack frame and the rotationalmotion of the main shaft 1.

2. A transitional phase: As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, thesector gear 3 is engaged with the end of the gear rack pair in thephase, and the reversing mechanism 5 is driven by the main shaft 1 torotate to a position where the guide member 52 and the guiding curvedsurface 51 constrain the reversing block 43 on the rack frame 4.Meanwhile, the reversing block 43 is confined between the guide member52 and the guiding curved surface 51 and incapable of free translation.

3. A reversing phase: As shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the sectorgear 3 is completely disengaged from the gear rack pair in the phase,the guide member 52 and the guiding curved surface 51 are still in theposition of constraining the reversing block 43. Meanwhile, thereversing block 43 is confined between the guide member 52 and theguiding curved surface 51 and incapable of free translation.

In the transitional phase and the reversing phase, the guide member 52and the guiding curved surface 51 constrain the reversing block 43 onthe rack frame 4, i.e., the reversing block 43 only moves within an areaformed between the guide member 52 and the guiding curved surface 51.

By the end of the reversing phase, the device reenters the transitionalphase, and the sector gear 3 starts to be engaged with the end of a gearrack of the gear rack pair on the other side. With the continuousoperation of the device, the sector gear 3 is completely engaged withthe gear rack pair, and then the device starts to enter the transmissionphase. The device enters the three phases in a successive manner forcontinuous operation.

In the reversing phase, the gear rack pair is completely disengaged fromthe sector gear 3, and the rack frame 4 has a trend to continuously movewithout the constraint of the sector gear 3. If the rack frame 4continues to move, the sector gear 3 is incapable of being properlyengaged with the gear rack pair in the next phase, resulting in anoperation failure of the device. The reversing mechanism 5 of theapplication rotates with the main shaft 1 synchronously. When the sectorgear 3 rotates to the reversing phase, the reversing mechanism 5 alsorotates to the reversing position. Meanwhile, the first curved surface431 of the reversing block 43 gets in contact with the external surfaceof the guide member 52, thus the external surface of the guide member 52constrains one side of the reversing block 43; and the second curvedsurface 432 of the reversing block 43 gets in contact with the guidingcurved surface 51, thus the guiding curved surface 51 constrains theother side of the reversing block 43. With the constraining of the guidemember 52 and the guiding curved surface 51, the guide block fixedlyconnected with the rack frame 4 keeps the rack frame 4 stationary afterthe rack frame 4 is constrained, unless the sector gear 3 rotates andreengages with the gear rack pair to enter the transitional phase.

In the transitional phase, the gear rack pair is only partially engagedwith the sector gear 3, and a single tooth of the gear bears relativelyheavy load. Thus, in the application, by the reversing mechanism 5rotating with the main shaft 1 synchronously, the sector gear 3 rotatesto the transactional phase and the first curved surface 431 of thereversing block 43 gets in contact with the external surface of theguide member 52, while the second curved surface 432 of the reversingblock 43 gets in contact with the guiding curved surface 51, and thecurved surface of the reversing mechanism 5 guides the reversing block43. The reversing block 43 moves horizontally and linearly along apredetermined trail under the interaction and constraint between thereversing mechanism 5 and the reversing block 43. The load applied tothe sector gear 3 and the gear rack pair during the transitional phaseis further distributed to the external surface of the guide member 52 ofthe reversing mechanism 5 and the curved surfaces of the reversing block43, so that the device runs smoothly during the transition processwithout sticking or stopping. The linear motion guiding mechanism 2 ofthe application plays a guiding role to ensure that the rack frame 4accurately moves linearly manner under the constraint of the linearmotion guiding mechanism 2.

The guide member 52 comprises a guide shaft 512 fixedly connected withthe reversing mechanism 5 and a roller wheel 511 sleeved on the guideshaft 512. The roller wheel 511 of the guide member 52 is enabled torotate freely in relative to the reversing mechanism 5. The friction isreduced as the reversing block 43 gets in contact with the guide member52 in the manner of rolling friction.

A rolling bearing is arranged between the roller wheel 511 and the guideshaft 512 to minimize the friction.

The gear rack pair is a pair of external gear rack, and an axis of thesector gear 3 and an axis of the main shaft 1 are misaligned to adapt tothe reliable engagement between the sector gear and the gear rack pair.The axis of the sector gear refers to the axis of the gear correspondingto the sector gear. The gear rack on the rack frame 4 is of the lineargear rack or the external gear rack, the axis of the sector gear 3matched with the gear rack is also coaxial or non-coaxial to the axis ofthe main shaft 1. Preferably, the external gear rack is used to matchwith the offset-axis sector gear 3. Compared with the linear gear rack,the external gear rack has the following advantages: decreasing the gearcutting degree of the gear rack engaged with the sector gear 3 in thetransitional phase; improving the engagement between the sector gear 3and the gear rack to evenly distribute the load thereon, in particularto the load on the last tooth; increasing wear resistance of the sectorgear 3 and the gear rack; and realizing a smooth transitional process toavoid impact noise generated therein.

The linear motion guiding mechanism 2 is a guide rail, and a roller isarranged between the guide rail and the rack frame 4. The guide raillimiting structure is simple and compact and has a capability ofaccurate limitation. A roller is additionally positioned to reduce thefriction between the rack frame 4 and the guide rail. In addition, alimit roller wheel 511 and other limitation manners are optional.

Two reversing block 43 are arranged on a left end external surface and aright end external surface of the rack frame 4, respectively, with thetwo reversing blocks being symmetrical with respect to a horizontaltransverse central axis of the rack frame 4. With the solution, thestability of the structure is improved through a symmetrical arrangementto enable a stable operation process of the device.

As shown in FIG. 12, the reversing mechanism of the application can besymmetrically arranged.

As one of the structural forms, the reversing mechanism 5 of the devicecan be a single one, and the corresponding reversing block 43 isarranged on a single side correspondingly.

The first curved surface 431 is composed of a transitional curvedsurface 4311 and a reversing curved surface 4312, and the reversingcurved surface 4312 is a circular arc curved surface, with a circularcenter at a central line of the main shaft 1 during a reversing process.During the transition process, the reversing block 43 is constrained bythe transitional curved surface 4311, enabling the rack frame 4 tosmoothly convert from the transition process to the reversing processduring the movement. In the reversing process, the reversing block 43 isconstrained by the reversing curved surface 4312. As the reversingcurved surface 4312 is a circular arc curved surface with thecorresponding circular center at the central line of the main shaft 1,the rack frame 4 remains a position during the reversing process untilthe end of the reversing process and the restart of the transitionalphase. The processes can be connected seamlessly by using the method torun the device continuously and smoothly.

As shown in FIG. 10, the cylinder device of the invention comprises thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device, connectingrods 6, pistons 7 and cylinder bodies 8. The cylinder body 8 is sleevedon the piston 7. One end of the connecting rod 6 is connected with thepiston 7, and the other end thereof is connected with the rack frame 4.A cylinder head 9 is arranged on one end of the cylinder body 8. A headcover 10 is arranged on the reciprocating linear/rotational motionconversion device. The other end of the cylinder body 8 is connectedwith the head cover 10. The cylinder device of the application is formedby the piston, the cylinder and other main components on the basis ofthe reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device. Thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device has thecharacteristics of high transmission efficiency, low energy consumptionand stable and continuous operation. Therefore, replacing the crank link6 mechanism in the prior art with the reciprocating linear/rotationalmotion conversion device of the application for transmissionsignificantly improves the efficiency of the cylinder device and reducesabrasion of the cylinder body 8 caused by the piston 7 in the prior art.In the embodiment, only a connecting rod 6 is additionally arrangedbetween the piston 7 and the rack frame 4, the linear motion of thepiston 7 is able to transmit to the rack frame 4 through the connectingrod 6, and then the reciprocating linear motion of the rack frame 4 isconverted into the continuous rotational motion of the main shaft 1 foroutput through the device. In addition, with the cylinder device of theapplication, compared with the prior art, the cavities on both sides ofthe piston 7 can be effectively used, In addition, the side forcesapplied to the rack frame 4 and the piston 7 of the device of theapplication are fully borne by the guide rail, thus avoiding theabrasion of the side walls of the cylinder body 8 caused by the piston 7in the prior art. As the core transmission means of an engine or acompressor is the reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversiondevice, the cylinder device of the application can be designed as theengine or the compressor by those of ordinary skill in the art accordingto specific requirements.

The cylinder device of the application can be assembled on various formsof engines and compressors, including but not limited to: As one ofpreferred embodiments, in the cylinder device of the application, theconnecting rods 6, the pistons 7, the cylinder heads 9, the head covers10 and the cylinder bodies 8 are arranged on both sides of the rackframe 4 in pairs to act as a double-piston engine or double-pistoncompressor.

The reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device consists ofa plurality of devices. These reciprocating linear/rotational motionconversion devices output power through a power shaft or receive powerinput through a power shaft.

As the core transmission means of an engine or a compressor is thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device, the cylinderdevice of the application can be designed as the engine or thecompressor by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specificrequirements.

The rational combination is available according to these forms.

Some embodiments of the application as shown as follows:

In Example 1, as shown in FIG. 10, an opposed double-cylinderfour-stroke piston engine comprises a reciprocating linear/rotationalmotion conversion device, connecting rods 6, pistons 7 and cylinderbodies 8. One end of the connecting rod 6 is connected with the piston7, and the other end thereof is connected with the rack frame 4. Acylinder head 9 is arranged on one end of the cylinder body 8. A headcover 10 is arranged on the reciprocating linear/rotational motionconversion device; and the other end of the cylinder body 8 is connectedwith the head cover 10. The piston 7 is positioned in the cylinder andcapable of reciprocating in the cylinder. The piston 7 separates thecylinder into a front variable cavity and a rear variable cavity. Thecavity corresponding to the front surface of the piston 7 is referred toas a front cavity. As shown in FIG. 10, the front cavity recurrentlyperforms a four-stroke cycle orderly consisting of a compression stroke,a power stroke, an exhaust stroke and an air suction stroke throughcontrol of an air inlet and an air outlet configured on the cylinderhead 9 by the reciprocating motion of the piston 7 in combination withan air distribution system.

In Example 2, as shown in FIG. 11, an opposed double-cylinder doubletwo-stroke piston engine comprises a reciprocating linear/rotationalmotion conversion device, connecting rods 6, pistons 7 and cylinderbodies 8. One end of the connecting rod 6 is connected with the piston7, and the other end thereof is connected with the rack frame 4. Acylinder head 9 is arranged on one end of the cylinder body 8. A headcover 10 is arranged on the reciprocating linear/rotational motionconversion device; and the other end of the cylinder body 8 is connectedwith the head cover 10. The piston 7 is positioned in the cylinder andcapable of reciprocating in the cylinder. The piston 7 separates thecylinder into a front variable cavity and a rear variable cavity. Thecavity corresponding to the front surface of the piston 7 is referred toas a front cavity, and the cavity corresponding to the rear surface ofthe piston 7 is referred to as a rear cavity. As shown in FIG. 11,through the reciprocating motion of the piston 7, an air inlet on thecylinder body 8 is controlled by a piston skirt, and an air outlet onthe cylinder head 9 is controlled by an air distribution system toenable the front cavity to perform a compression stroke, a power stroke,a scavenge stroke, a two-stroke cycle, air suction stroke of the rearcavity and compression cycle, and feed compressed air to the frontcavity in the scavenging process through an air passage of the cylinderbody and the air inlet on the cylinder body.

In Example 3, a single-cylinder four-stroke piston engine of the exampleis formed by removing the cylinder, the cylinder head 9, the piston 7and the connecting rod 6 on one side of the opposed double-cylinderfour-stroke piston engine of Example 1.

In Example 4, a single-cylinder two-stroke piston engine of the exampleis formed by removing the cylinder, the cylinder head 9, the piston 7and the connecting rod 6 on one side of the opposed double-cylinderdouble two-stroke piston engine of Example 2.

In Example 5, as shown in FIG. 14, three reciprocating linear/rotationalmotion conversion devices are used, two connecting rods 6 and twopistons 7 are arranged in a piston cylinder on opposite sidesrespectively to form an opposed piston opposed cylinder two-strokeengine (also known as OPOC engine).

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 11. A reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversiondevice, comprising a main shaft (1), a linear motion guiding mechanism(2), a sector gear (3) and a rack frame (4) capable of linearly movingalong the linear motion guiding mechanism (2); the sector gear (3) beingfixedly connected with the main shaft (1); a gear rack pair beingarranged on the inner wall of the rack frame (4); and characterized inthat the reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion devicefurther comprises a reversing mechanism (5) fixedly connected with themain shaft (1), a guiding curved surface (51) and a guide member (52)are arranged on the reversing mechanism (5), a reversing block (43) isarranged on the rack frame (4), and when reciprocating linear motion androtational motion mutually convert, the reversing block (43) would bejointly constrained by the guide member (52) and the guiding curvedsurface (53).
 12. The reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversiondevice of claim 11, characterized in that when the reciprocatinglinear/rotational motion conversion device is in a transmission state,the sector gear (3) is engaged with the gear rack pair; when thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device is in atransitional state, the sector gear (3) is engaged with the gear rackpair, and the reversing block (43) is constrained by the guide member(52) and the guiding curved face (51); and when the reciprocatinglinear/rotational motion conversion device is in a reversing state, thesector gear (3) is disengaged from the gear rack pair, and the reversingblock (43) is constrained by the guide member (52) and the guidingcurved surface (51).
 13. The reciprocating linear/rotational motionconversion device of claim 12, characterized in that a first curvedsurface (431) and a second curved surface (432) are arranged on thereversing block (43); when the reciprocating linear/rotational motionconversion device is in a transitional state, the sector gear (3) isengaged with the gear rack pair, the first curved surface (431) of thereversing block (43) is constrained by an external surface of the guidemember (52), and the second curved surface (432) of the reversing block(43) is constrained by the guiding curved surface (51); and when thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device is in areversing state, the sector gear (3) is disengaged from the gear rackpair, the first curved surface (431) of the reversing block (43) isconstrained by the external surface of the guide member (52), and thesecond curved surface (432) of the reversing block (43) is constrainedby the guiding curved surface (51).
 14. The reciprocatinglinear/rotational motion conversion device of claim 11, characterized inthat the linear motion guiding mechanism (2) is a guide rail, and aroller is arranged between the guide rail and the rack frame (4). 15.The reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device of claim11, characterized in that two reversing blocks (43) are arranged on aleft end external surface and a right end external surface of the rackframe (4), respectively, with the two reversing blocks being symmetricalwith respect to a horizontal transverse central axis of the rack frame(4).
 16. The reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device ofclaim 11, characterized in that there is only one reversing mechanism(5), and the reversing block (43) is arranged on a single side.
 17. Thereciprocating linear/rotational motion conversion device of claim 11,characterized in that the guide member (52) comprises a guide shaft(512) fixedly connected with the reversing mechanism (5) and a rollerwheel (511) sleeved on the guide shaft (512).
 18. The reciprocatinglinear/rotational motion conversion device of claim 17, characterized inthat a rolling bearing is arranged between the roller wheel (511) andthe guide shaft (512).
 19. A cylinder device using the reciprocatinglinear/rotational motion conversion device of claim 11, characterized inthat the cylinder device comprises the reciprocating linear/rotationalmotion conversion device, connecting rods (6), pistons (7) and cylinderbodies (8); the cylinder body (8) is sleeved on the piston (7); one endof the connecting rod (6) is connected with a piston (7), and the otherend thereof is connected with the rack frame (4); a cylinder head (9) isarranged on one end of the cylinder body (8); a head cover (10) isarranged on the reciprocating linear/rotational motion conversiondevice; and the other end of the cylinder body (8) is connected with thehead cover (10).
 20. The cylinder device of claim 19, characterized inthat the connecting rods (6), the pistons (7), the cylinder heads (9),the head covers (10) and the cylinder bodies (8) are arranged on bothsides of the rack frame (4) in pairs.